A Typology of Domestic Violence

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UPNE, 2008 - Family violence - 161 pages
The author argues that domestic violence is not a unitary phenomenon. Instead, he delineates three major different forms of partner violence: intimate terrorism, violent resistance, and situational couple violence.
 

Contents

Introduction
1
Control and Violence in Intimate Relationships
5
Intimate Terrorism
25
Fighting Back
48
Conflicts That Turn Violent
60
Implications for Intervention Prevention and Research
72
Identifying Intimate Terrorism and Other Types of Partner Violence
87
Stalking and SeparationPrecipitated Violence
102
Gender and Intimate Partner Violence
105
Notes
111
References
141
Index
155
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